LOQUAT FRUIT

Jack Slevkoff's Enterprises provides...

California grown
LOQUAT FRUIT

Also called May Apple,
Japanese medlar,
and/or Japanese plum

Organically Grown

Our loquat fruit are organically grown although not certified as such.
We choose not to be certified (governed or controlled).
We do not use toxic and persistent chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
We replenish and maintain soil fertility using various manures, leaves, lawn cuttings, and forest products.
We encourage worms to flourish in the soil in return enrich the soil with their castings.
Our land is biologically diverse and naturally balanced.
We do not use artificial ingredients, preservatives or irradiation.
We have no weeds, only live ground covers that indicate when watering is needed.
Our farming techniques do not disturb the natural cycle of the earth's delicate ecosystem.
We do not use tractors or implements, therefore, We have no use for polluting fossil fuels.

LOQUAT FRUIT
Pounds	Price/lb	Cost	S&H	Total
1 pound box	$10.00	$10.00	$14.50	$24.50
2 pound box	$8.00	$16.00	$14.50	$30.50
3 pound box	$7.50	$22.50	$14.50	$37.00
4 pound box	$7.25	$29.00	$14.50	$43.50
Two 4-lb. boxes	$6.50	$52.00	$29.00	$81.00
Three 4-lb. boxes	$6.00	$72.00	$43.50	$115.50
Four 4-lb. boxes	$5.50	$88.00	$58.00	$146.00
Five 4-lb. boxes	$5.00	$100.00	$72.50	$172.50
Six 4-lb. boxes	$4.75	$114.00	$87.00	$201.00
more than 24 pounds	$4.50	?	email for costs	?

Each 4-lb box will have at least 4 lbs of fruit and possibly more.
S&H costs shown are for destinations within USA
The fruit is sent via Priority Mail.

Express Mail is also available at additional cost.
Send email with destination information to request a quote.
S&H costs for Express Mail range from $25 to $55 per 4-lb box,
depending on the distance from Our location.
If We combine four 4-lb boxes into one box
the S&H costs would range from $45 to $105
depending on the distance from Our location.

When requesting two or more 4-pound boxes,
We can have one box sent the first week,
the second box or two the next week, et cetera,
according to your written request.

If you want the boxes all delivered at the same time,
especially if you are planning on canning or processing
the loquat fruit, or serving them all at the same time at some function,
please indicate it on your request.

If there are no instructions on your request,
it is then left to Our discretion and or to Our preference.

We normally send out the packages on the first or second work day
of each week when available so that they arrive on or before Saturday.

Subject to availability
We reserve the right to refuse any request or order.

The loquats are usually packed in a 11" X 8.5" X 5.5" Flat Rate Priority Mail box. Although We weight the boxes while being packed, We do not count the fruit. If the fruit are smaller, We can get more fruit in the box. The boxes are lined inside with various types of cushioning material. We maintain a minimum of four (4) pounds of fruit with stems in each box. Each box contains a mixture of different varieties of loquats, sizes, and flavors from different trees. Some may be big, some may be medium size, and others may be small. Bigger is not always better. Some fruit may be sweeter and others may be more tart or may have a little different taste. The contents of each box will be somewhat different from another box in some ways. There is no uniformity except for the box size and a minimum of four pounds of fruit with stems. We have packages sent anywhere in America where Flat Rate Priority Mail is delivered.

In 2011, We began picking on Monday, May 16. Our last picking day was Monday, June 6. . As of June 12, We have not received any hot weather that was 90ºor hotter.

In 2010, We began picking on Monday, May 24. Some fruit were ripe to pick and some were still green or just starting to turn color from green to yellow. California did not have any hot days until the end of May. We normally start picking about a week after We receive some hot weather. Every year is different. This year has been much cooler than other years. We normally pick on a Monday so that you would have the package(s) before the weekend. Once We start picking, the season will last for about three to four weeks.

In 2009, picking began on May 4

In 2008, picking began on May 9
Picking season ended June 2.
We had a heat wave from May 16 to May 20
with record breaking temperatures
of 103 degrees and greater on May 17.

In 2007, picking began on May 8
and ended on May 29.

In 2006, We were out of fruit for sale on May 21

In 2004, We were out of fruit for sale on May 19

Prices subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right to package fruit in any manner
at Our discretion.

May be divided up into more boxes or combined.

We will begin accepting requests for fruit on:

April 15

Payment received will be cashed immediately to assure and verify bank clearance. Early orders will be filled when the fruit has turned a golden color, usually during the first part of May depending on the weather. The fruit may be less tart as the season progresses. Requests will be filled on a first-come basis. The harvest season usually ends at the end of May. Orders received after May 31 will be returned unless fruit is still available.

***Important Notice***

The loquats, seeds, seedlings, and trees We provide are from certain trees that are a fruit-bearing mixed variety that is common to the San Joaquin Valley of California. The fruit are of good taste, golden yellow color, roundish or oval in shape, and are normally 1" to 1-1/2" in size. The mature leaves vary in size from 6" to 16" long. If grown in the shade, the leaves are of the larger size.

The availability of the trees at this time is uncertain, depending on size and if reserved. Also, the availability of the seed at this time is uncertain. There has been a demand recently created due to potential use of the leaves for medicinal purposes now in research. However the fruit will be available for sale in the "late-spring early-summer" period.

If We do sell any more trees, fruit, or seed,
we would want a signed

that states that any fruit, seed, or leaves harvested for commercial use and/or for profit, both now and any time in the future, would be reserved to Us and for Us unless or until We give up that right for specified reasons in writing for those certain specified trees produced from our fruit, seed, seedlings, and/or trees provided by Us. We will pay a reasonable amount for the harvested leaves and/or fruit. The amount to be determined at a later date.

If you are willing to sign such an agreement, then We may have some trees, seedlings, or seed available for you to purchase at this time and fruit when in season. Make a print of the Agreement, sign it in blue ink, and send together with payment.

The loquats [pronounced: "LOH-kwahts"] are one of the first fruits to ripen in the spring. The tartly sweet, aromatic 1-1/2" golden-yellow to orange fruit that resembles an apricot in size and color usually ripen in mid to late spring. The juicy, crisp flesh is pale yellow and has a delicate, sweetly tart cherry-like or pear-like flavor. It surrounds 1 to 3 seeds that are about the size of apricot pits. The seeds are smooth and rounded but somewhat flatted on one or two sides. The yellow fleshy edible fruits are eaten raw, cooked, or made into jelly. These fruits are favorites among Asian cultures.

Normally, We do not have this much fruit on one tree.

The tasty edible fruit are considered a great delicacy in the Orient. It is closely related to the pear and apple trees...not the citrus tree called "komquat".

The loquat is referred to as "Nisparo" in the lush areas around Costa Blanca, Spain. They are seen growing in CALLOSA D’EN SARRIÀ (ALICANTE) and the fruit is protected by covering the trees with fine netting. Although the trees were originally grown as ornamental trees in China, Japan, and India, they were not grown for their fruit until about the 1700's. The Jesuits eventually planted them on the Mauritius Islands about 850km east of Madagascar near East Africa. Then they were taken to France in about 1784 and then to Italy in 1812. At about that time a merchant seaman named Captain Roig introduced them to Sagunto’s harbour and spread them throughout the Eastern and Southeastern coast of Spain being a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Note
Some people eat loquat seed pits (2 per day)
to prevent, treat, and or slow down cancer.
The seeds contain 1300 times more amygdalin
(B17-Laetrile) than loquat leaves.
We do not recommend or suggest eating,
chewing, or swallowing such seed pits
because the pits contain cyanide compounds.
Many people including Myself have accidentally eaten
seed pits and are not aware of any ill effects.
Remember to remove the seed pits
before cooking the fleshly fruit.

Payment Information
We accept Cashier's check, Postal Money Orders.
We also accept personal checks ,
but allow 15 working days to clear bank processing.
Make checks and money orders payable to "Jack Slevkoff"
We no longer accept credit cards
due to credit card fraud and identity theft.
No Western Union

PayPal
We now accept payment via PayPal.
PayPal charges a fee for this service.
Be sure to add 4% to total to defray PayPal fees
so it does not come out of the amount We are to receive.

If you have a PayPal account,
go ahead and make the payment.
to Our account which is slev@ix.netcom.com

If you do not have a PayPal account,
please let Us know via email so that We can set up an invoice on PayPal
and have PayPal send it to you via your email address.
When you receive the invoice, just follow PayPal's instructions
and make payment accordingly for the amount We indicate.
You do not have to be a PayPal member to make payment.

Let Us know via email that payment has been made.
Be sure to indicate what you are requesting,
the amount and costs, provide destination information,
name, and phone number.

We do not have any packages sent out until payment is received in full.

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Jack Slevkoff's Free Enterprises
LoquatWorld.com Division
c/o 4460 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 140
Fresno, Non-Domestic
California [Zip Exempt]
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